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Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialists

APIL has a specialist accreditation for clinical negligence claims. If an APIL member’s profile displays the specialist accreditation logo it shows that they have achieved a particularly high standard of expertise and competence and that they actually specialise in this area of the law. However, due to the specialised nature of this accreditation we may not have a member with specialist accreditation in your area.

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Only accredited members appear on the public search facility. If an APIL member's profile does not display the clinical negligence specialist logo they will still be accredited at one of the general levels offered by APIL, having satisfied APIL's specific and extensive criteria by providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

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Miss Jessica Wright of GADSBY WICKS in Chelmsford

Jessica Wright joined Gadsby Wicks in November 2016. She spent 8 years at Thompsons Solicitors where she did her training. There, Jess specialised in personal injury and medical negligence claims, particularly those involving delay in diagnosing cancer, wrong site surgery and orthopaedic surgery. Jess then moved to Wiseman Lee where she specialised in medical negligence before joining Gadsby Wicks. It was always Jess’s ambition to become a solicitor and, whilst at school, she spent...

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Mr Peter Tassart of WOLFERSTANS LLP in Plymouth

I specialise in clinical negligence. I handle all aspects of clinical negligence claims. I am a Partner of Wolferstans, a Solicitor Advocate and am accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers as a Senior Litigator and a Clinical Negligence Specialist.

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Mr Matthew Gascoyne of HUDGELL SOLICITORS in Hull

Matthew is a medical negligence solicitor who qualified in 2013. He worked in the clinical negligence departments at high-profile firms in London, Hampshire and Yorkshire, before joining Hudgells in 2022. Matthew’s work focuses on clients who have suffered severe and serious injuries throughout all areas of clinical negligence, leaving them with complex needs. He has particular interest in cases involving acquired brain injuries due to medical accidents, delays in diagnosis of...

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Miss Auriana Griffiths of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in London

I am head of Irwin Mitchell London's medical negligence department. I speacialise in complex and high value medical negligence cases. The majority of my cases relate to children with brain damage resulting from birth injuries including birth asphyxia, neonatal hypoglycaemia and incorrect managment of jaundice. In addition, I regularly handle wrongful birth cases. I am passionate about getting early liability decisions to secure interim payments thereaby enabling care packages to be put in...

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Miss Tracy Tai of FLETCHERS SOLICITORS LTD in Leeds

I am an Associate Solicitor in the Birthing Injury Team at Fletchers Solicitors, specialising in complex cases arising from obstetric negligence. My practice focuses on claims involving birth related injuries such as cerebral palsy, hypoxic brain injury, and other life changing conditions affecting mothers and babies. I also have extensive experience supporting families through cases of stillbirth and neonatal death, where sensitivity and expertise are essential. Before joining Fletchers, I...

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Miss Elise Burvill of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Bristol

I act in a wide variety of cases for people bringing claims against hospitals, GPs and other health professionals. I have run complex fatal claims and attended inquests to represent families.

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Miss Laura Barlow of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in London

Laura is a Legal Director in the medical negligence team at Irwin Mitchell. She represents clients in all types of medical negligence and has a specialist interest in cases where the client has sustained a brain injury. A few examples of the types of case Laura can assist with include: Delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours/cysts Failure to prevent/adequately treat stroke Delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain bleeds due to a failure to carry out a brain scan in...

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Miss Holly Bowditch of WOLFERSTANS LLP in Plymouth

I am a Partner in the Clinical Negligence Department at Wolferstans Solicitors. I specialise in complex, high value brain injury claims however I also act on a diverse range of clinical negligence cases, which require specialist input. I am also a Director and Trustee of Friends and Families, in Plymouth. This is a local charity committed to providing exciting experiences for profoundly disabled children, which they otherwise might not be able to access. They support and empower...

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Mrs Sara Burns of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Partner and APIL Clinical Negligence specialist in complex clinical negligence cases. Sara heads up a team of 11, which is one of five teams in the Birmingham department specialising solely in clinical negligence. She has experience in claims involving all types of injury with a range of values. Sara has particular interest in obstetric and birth injury claims and has extensive experience of "wrongful birth" claims. She has successfully concluded many...

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Mrs Lindsay Tomlinson of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

I am a Partner in the Medical Negligence team covering Birmingham, Staffordshire and the West Midlands. I have over 20 years’ experience in medical negligence claims. I have particular expertise in spinal injury cases and birth injury claims. I have successfully concluded a number of spinal injury cases caused by negligent surgery and delay in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome. I have supported families when a child is injured during delivery or due to negligent...

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All patients are owed a 'duty of care' by their medical practitioner. No medical treatment or surgical procedure can be guaranteed to be 100% effective, but if you suffer an injury due to the negligence of the nurse, doctor or surgeon involved, then you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered.

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